Cancer Society Plans Fund-raising Walk

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The American Cancer Society has scheduled its annual walk, Making Strides Against Cancer, for six area locations on Saturday.

The annual event is a celebration of survivorship, with hundreds of cancer survivors participating.

Participants will walk, run, roll or stroll along scenic routes of 3-5 miles long as they team up to raise money for the fight against cancer. The minimum donation for an individual is $15, which includes breakfast and a light lunch.

For more information, call your local American Cancer Society office or 800-ACS-2345.

Money raised at the event will go to the Broward County school district's Broward Advisors for Continuing Education (BRACE) program, which assists students in exploring post-secondary education and career goals.

For information about the dinner, call the chamber at 954-983-6552.

St. Thomas Aquinas plans gala benefit

The 19th annual foundation dinner-dance of St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale has been planned for Saturday

The gala benefit event will be at 7 p.m. at the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort, 3030 Holiday Drive in Fort Lauderdale.

Call 954-581-7703.

Freedoms Foundation offers Calder outing

The Broward County chapter of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge will conduct a fund-raising excursion to Calder Race Course on Thursday.

The event is one of nine monthly fund-raisers scheduled by the organization each year. The monthly events are designed to help raise the $40,000 needed annually to send 50 Broward students to Valley Forge each year to attend the four-day Youth American Heritage Conference.

The trip to Calder costs $30, and includes transportation, a box seat, lunch and door prizes.